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Sembrich, Marcella

(Encyclopedia) Sembrich, MarcellaSembrich, Marcellasĕmˈbrĭk [key], 1858–1935, stage name of Praxede Marcelline Kochanska, Polish coloratura soprano. She studied piano and violin at the Lemberg…

Parrish, Maxfield

(Encyclopedia) Parrish, Maxfield, 1870–1966, American painter and illustrator, b. Philadelphia; pupil of Howard Pyle. He is known for his original and highly decorative posters, magazine covers, and…

Lorimer, George Horace

(Encyclopedia) Lorimer, George HoraceLorimer, George Horacelôrˈĭmər [key], 1867–1937, American editor, b. Louisville, Ky. After working for the Armour Packing Company (1887–95) and as a wholesale…

Frank Guarrera Biography

opera singerDied: Nov. 23, 2007 (Bellmawr, New Jersey) Best Known as: baritone opera singer for the Metropolitan Opera A baritone opera singer with remarkable…

Hartigan, Grace

(Encyclopedia) Hartigan, Grace, 1922–2008, American painter, b. Newark, N.J. Hartigan moved to Manhattan in 1945 and began painting semiabstract canvases after her introduction to the works of the…

Gilbert, Alan

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Alan, 1967–, American conductor and violinist, b. New York City, studied Harvard (B.A., 1989), Juilliard (M.A, 1994), and Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. After…

Söderblom, Nathan

(Encyclopedia) Söderblom, NathanSöderblom, Nathannäˈtän söˈdərbl&oomacr;mˌ [key], 1866–1931, Swedish churchman, primate of the Lutheran Church of Sweden, archbishop of Uppsala. He was professor…

2008 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…

Jascha Brodsky

violinist, teacherBorn: 6/6/1907Birthplace: Georgia (former USSR) A student of famed violinists Eugène Ysaÿe and Efrem Zimbalist, he served as the first violinist of the renowned Curtis String…

The Newbery Medal

For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…